Late-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Late-demographic dividend
3.89 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
36.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend rank
34th
Nigeria rank
31st

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 36.69 units per square kilometre against 3.89 units per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 32.8 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 9.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Late-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 7.65 units per square kilometre 6.24 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre Late-demographic dividend
1980s 8.22 units per square kilometre 14.42 units per square kilometre 6.2 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 5.37 units per square kilometre 16.74 units per square kilometre 11.37 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 4.13 units per square kilometre 22.78 units per square kilometre 18.65 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 3.65 units per square kilometre 25.07 units per square kilometre 21.42 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 3.88 units per square kilometre 34.39 units per square kilometre 30.52 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Late-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 36.69 units per square kilometre against 3.89 units per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Late-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
32.8 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.